Copper Installation Engineer

We are looking for people who have worked in the telecoms industry as Installation Engineers for Openreach, Gigaclear, Virgin Media O2, Hyperoptic, Cityfibre, Sky etc, with experience working at heights and in the telecommunications industry.

Working on a copper cable customer install project we will provide initial upskilling/training and are able to offer the right candidates long term career progression over several years.

Job Requirements

· Driving to customers houses and premises

· Liaising with customers to ensure installations can take place

· Adhering to Health and Safety legislation

· Working at height - climbing ladders safely

· Working in underground telecommunications chambers and in street cabinets

· Installing copper cable to customer premises

· Installing a network connection point in customer premises

· Explaining the new connection to customers and ensuring they are fully satisfied

You will have the following qualifications and be able to prove experience and competence:

· Must hold a full UK driving licence

· Confident working at height and in underground network

· Excellent communication skills

· Hold a valid NRSWA street works Operative unit 2 card (desirable)

· Hold or have held PIA accreditations (desirable)

· Risk assessment and hazard identification and a strong focus on Health and Safety practices.

What’s on offer for successful candidates?

· All equipment provided - Tooling, PPE and Uniform

· Vehicle (no fuel card – rates increase to include fuel)

· Training provided for various activities

· Option to be further multi-skilled to fibre installations

Contract Duration & Rates

This is a long-term contract role and you will be paid for the jobs you complete, see below estimations of jobs and earnings (Once trained we would expect people to be achieving a minimum of 4 copper jobs per day or a blend of copper installs with MI & SI jobs)

· Full install job rates for copper installations are £40 per job, this is a rate inclusive of a fuel allowance

Base rate + fuel

ENGINEER RATE + FUEL

Copper

£40.00

FTTC SI

£15.50

FTTC MI

£28.80

SOGEA SI

£15.50

SOGEA MI

£28.80

SOGEA NLP

£40.00

Estimated earnings for experienced Engineers £35k+ per annum

Full training will be provided (Training to be undertaken at Risby – near Bury St Edmunds or Crawley)

· When on training you will be paid £80 per day (+ mileage)

· When buddying you will be paid £80 per day (+ mileage)

If you have accreditations already from working at MJ Quinn or Kelly’s, we should be able to reduce the training to 1 week depending on what accreditations you hold.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: £160.00-£240.00 per day

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 8 hour shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Ashford: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person

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